A8-7410 vs Core i5-7300HQ

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-7300HQ
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
3.29
+85.9%

i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking15131931
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i5AMD A-Series
Architecture codenameKaby Lake-H (2017)Carrizo-L (2015)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)7 May 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$250no data
Current price$888 (3.6x MSRP)$415

Detailed specifications

Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistorsno data930 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1440FP4
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt12 - 25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT, AMD-V
AES-NI++
FMAno dataFMA4
AVX++
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
SIPP-no data
Smart Response+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3L-1866
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 630AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+
Graphics max frequency1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.5no data
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7300HQ and A8-7410.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-7300HQ 3.29
+85.9%
A8-7410 1.77

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i5-7300HQ 5093
+85.8%
A8-7410 2741

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 86% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-7300HQ 1097
+355%
A8-7410 241

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 355% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-7300HQ 2991
+373%
A8-7410 633

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 373% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i5-7300HQ 5435
+183%
A8-7410 1917

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 183% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-7300HQ 18065
+287%
A8-7410 4665

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 287% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i5-7300HQ 6279
+114%
A8-7410 2936

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 114% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i5-7300HQ 11.14
+142%
A8-7410 27

A8-7410 outperforms Core i5-7300HQ by 142% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-7300HQ 6
+213%
A8-7410 2

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 213% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-7300HQ 513
+195%
A8-7410 174

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 195% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i5-7300HQ 142
+173%
A8-7410 52

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 173% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i5-7300HQ 1.52
+149%
A8-7410 0.61

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 149% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7300HQ 2.3
+142%
A8-7410 1

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 142% in TrueCrypt AES.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7300HQ 34
+252%
A8-7410 10

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 252% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i5-7300HQ 161
+253%
A8-7410 46

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 253% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-7300HQ 9752
+164%
A8-7410 3687

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 164% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i5-7300HQ 3195
+154%
A8-7410 1256

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 154% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i5-7300HQ 10525
+204%
A8-7410 3460

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 204% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 2%

i5-7300HQ 4022
+197%
A8-7410 1356

Core i5-7300HQ outperforms A8-7410 by 197% in Geekbench 4.0 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.29 1.77
Recency 3 January 2017 7 May 2015
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 12 Watt

The Core i5-7300HQ is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-7410 in performance tests.


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